Viðr-komning

Old Norse Dictionary - viðr-komning

Meaning of Old Norse word "viðr-komning" in English.

As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:

viðr-komning
f. compunction (= eccl. Lat. compunctio), Stj. 380, BS. i. 116, 387, Hom. 9, MS. 165. 164.

Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᛁᚦᚱ-ᚴᚢᛘᚾᛁᚾᚴ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements

Abbreviations used:

eccl.
ecclesiastical.
f.
feminine.
l.
line.
Lat.
Latin.
m.
masculine.
S.
Saga.

Works & Authors cited:

Bs.
Biskupa Sögur. (D. III.)
Hom.
Homiliu-bók. (F. II.)
Stj.
Stjórn. (F. I.)
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